Josie M. Humphrey

Other Events:

• Name: Josie M. Stokes

Notes:

Buried:
Near the I-75 & US25W intersection.
Ron Bartholomew has the cemetery listed as Douglas Cemetery

From the LaFollette Press, Thursday, October 28, 1971:

Mrs. Josie H. Stokes of Jellico died at 11 a.m. Friday at Jellico Municipal Hospital.

She was a member of Crouches Creek Baptist Church.

She is survived by her son, Alfred Stokes of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Weaver of Decatur, Ill.; 8 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Ellison Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Melvin Blankenship and the Rev. Carson Hatfield. Burial was in Douglas Cemetery.

Ellison Funeral Home, Jellico, was in charge of arrangements.

Josie married Elijah P. Stokes on 16 Jul 1908 in Anderson Co., Tennessee. Elijah (son of John H. Stokes and Emeline Humphrey) was born on 20 May 1882 in Anderson Co, TN; died on 09 Apr 1947; was buried in Crouches Creek Cemetery, Jellico, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Rev W. B. Hale officiating

1. Elsa Stokes
2. Alfred Stokes

William married Nancy Jane Long on 27 Nov 1890 in Anderson Co., Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Joseph Long and Melvina Weaver) was born about 1860; died in 1935. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Nancy Jane Humphrey
• Name: Nancy Jane Irick

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Birth: Abt 1820

Notes:

John's son John Jr lived in Anderson Co, TN in 1830, 1840, and 1850, and moved to Union Co, TN where he lived in 1860 and 1870. John sold 50 acres of land in Anderson Co, TN to his brother William in Feb 1832. This transaction was witnessed by Nathan Humphrey and Solomon Humphrey (who was living in Indiana (?)).

John married Jane Weaver. Jane was born about 1821 in North Carolina; died after 1880. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jane Humphrey

Joseph married Melvina Weaver. Melvina was born in in Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Melvina Long

Notes:

John volunteered for the Revolutionary War and served for five years. John moved from Prince George Co, MD to Virginia, to Surry Co, NC, and was living in Grainger Co, TN by 1799 in as much as he is listed on the tax rolls there. He was also listed on the Grainger Co, TN tax rolls in 1804, 1814, and 1821. John was picked to serve on a grand jury in Grainger Co, TN on Aug 15, 1803.

John married Betsey Wilkerson on 18 Mar 1807 in Knox Co, TN. Betsey was born in 1790; and died. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Betsey Humphrey

Notes:

Birth:
Knox County 15th Subdivision, Dwelling 962, Family 971

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Married:
bn John Kean